Government
policies threaten the standard of education in all our schools and
colleges. Help us to persuade Michael Gove to change course.
Ensure
every classroom has a qualified teacher
Academies
and free schools are now allowed to employ unqualified teachers.
This is a big threat to standards of education
Allow
councils to open new schools where they are needed
There
is a huge pupil place shortage but councils are not allowed to open
new schools. Many councils are driven to putting portacabins on
school playgrounds to cope. The Government only allows new “free
schools” and these are often in the wrong place.
Make
sure changes to the curriculum and exams are positive and planned
Rushed
changes are stressful for children as well as their teachers. The
Government should start listening to what teachers and education
experts say. It should work with them to develop an exciting and
inspiring curriculum that equips children for the modern world.
Ensure
there are enough new teachers – stop picking fights with the ones
we’ve got
Michael
Gove keeps criticising teachers. Morale is plummeting. Five years
after qualifying, 2 in every 5 teachers are no longer teaching. On
top of that the current system of training teachers is
under-recruiting. Instead of dealing with this, Michael Gove keeps
attacking our teachers, who are forced to strike to defend themselves
and education
Get
our schools working together and fund them properly
The
evidence shows that schools working together is best for all
children. Financial scandals at free schools show the dangers of
privatisation. On top of this fragmentation, school 6th
forms and 6th
form colleges are facing 20% cuts while £1.7 billion has been
allocated to wasteful and unnecessary free schools.
Please
help us to make 2014 the year that we stand up for education
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www.teachers.org.uk/parentswww.teachers.org.uk/parents
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